Saturday, January 2, 2010

Big news for 2010

Happy New Year!

We promised you big news and here it is - a double blast!

First, we're putting All Decked Out back on overnight rental. This gives more flexibility for those who want 3 bedrooms. You can find all the information and book online at www.SmokiesRentDirect.com/All-Decked-Out.

Second, we want more people to stay with us at Smoky Mountain Tower or All Decked Out. So we are cutting our rates by 14% (in case you're checking, the average rate cut for lodging was 9%). Our current nightly rate is only $129 - which is the lowest regular rate we've ever offered.

But our guests can now save even more if you stay before March 31, 2010. Check out these deals:
-Stay 3 nights for only $349 ($116.33 per night)
-Stay 4 nights for only $449 ($112.25 per night)
-Stay 5 nights for only $549 ($109.80 per night)
-Stay 6 nights for only $649 ($108.17 per night)

Do you see a pattern developing here? So you think 7 nights is $749?

WRONG!

This is our BEST DEAL EVER! Stay 7 nights and you only pay the 6-night rate of $649. That works out to only $92.71 per night! And that really is our lowest every rate - in more than 13 years of renting our cabins.

There are no catches: no cleaning fees, no registration fees, no security deposit when you pay by credit card. You can find the coupon codes for these rates on our Web sites under "Specials." But hurry - we expect the available dates to be snapped up very quickly!

We hope all this news truly will make your New Year happy!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Good news and bad news...

First, the bad news:
-There are a lot of really nice folks who would like to spent the New Year's weekend in Gatlinburg. But they have waited until the last minute to start looking for a cabin to rent. We could probably have rented 25 cabins, if we had them to rent. We're still getting inquiries for people who want to arrive tomorrow afternoon! We've done our best to help folks by contacting the other owners in our Yahoo group, by checking literally hundreds of properties for availability, and even by checking for space among the better rental management companies. There's just nothing out there - at any price.

Now, the good news:
-The economy must be improving. We haven't had this many inquiries for a holiday period for over two years. We can all be thankful that folks are beginning to travel more.

But people have become used to being able to contact rental property owners at the last minute and finding open dates. Folks, that is changing. We can remember when Thanksgiving and Christmas would be booked by January 15. We're probably not at that point yet, but it's obvious that you can't wait until the last minute any longer.

Bottom line:
-Don't wait til the last minute, hoping to get a deal. More than likely, you'll save money all right - because you'll be spending your vacation at home!

Happy New Year. We've got great news coming, so please check back soon.